North London giants Arsenal failed in the bid to boost their squad with the signing of Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa. Brazil international Luiz was the subject of several bids from Arsenal on transfer deadline day, but they were unable to lure him from Villa. The transfer window this summer ended on Thursday for Premier League teams.
Arsenal had to intensify their efforts to sign a central midfielder after the injuries to Egyptian star Mohamed ElNenny and Ghanaian player Thomas Partey. In his pre-match press conference on Friday before the Manchester United game at Old Trafford on Sunday, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said ElNenny will spend months on the sidelines, while it’s a matter of weeks for Partey. ElNenny is struggling with a knee injury at the moment, while Partey has a thigh injury. Continue reading
The former Manchester United defender has raised an alarm that the imminent arrival of the Norwegian midfielder could affect the growth of Arsenal’s young players in the squad. Some of the club’s youngsters including the likes of Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka are currently with the first team and have flourished excellently well so far heading into the second half of the season. 
The veteran defender got himself involved in a nasty clash with Raul Jimenez in their 2-1 defeat against Wolves at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday. The Wolves striker suffered more damage from the collision as he was stretchered off the game and then later had an operation done on him as he had a fractured skull.
